Dictionary/公

公

gōng

ㄍㄨㄥ
HSK 2TOCFL Novice 14 strokestop 56 by use on the map →
1public
2collectively owned
3common
4international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
5make public
6fair
7just
8Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
9honorable (gentlemen)
10father-in-law
11male (animal)

Etymology

ideographic · To divide 八 what is private 厶

Radical

八 · fair, equitable; public; duke

Composition

⿱八厶

Writing

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